Arts & Life The movie 'It Ends With Us' faces criticism for glamorizing domestic abuse Critics say the film, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel of the same title, paints a love story — not a picture of domestic abuse as portrayed in the original work. Alana Wise
Arts & Life Celebrating movie icons: Molly Ringwald Ringwald represented teen angst in '80s films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. She's also worked as a jazz musician, an author and a translator. Originally broadcast Feb. 12, 2024. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life Celebrating movie icons: Anthony Hopkins Hopkins won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the cannibalizing serial killer Hannibal Lector The Silence of the Lambs. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1991 about the character's distinctive voice. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Celebrating movie icons: Jodie Foster As a kid, Foster appeared in both the Disney film Freaky Friday and as a child prostitute in Taxi Driver. She later won an Oscar for The Silence of the Lambs. Originally broadcast June 17, 2002. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Celebrating movie icons: Michael Caine Over the course of his decades-long career, Caine has appeared in well over 100 films, including Alfie, The Ipcress File and The Dark Knight Batman films. Originally broadcast in 1992. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Celebrating movie icons: Robert Duvall Duvall has starred in epic movies and intimate dramas. In 1996, he reflected on playing the Corleone family lawyer in The Godfather films, and about delivering the most famous line in Apocalypse Now. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Quietly transcendent 'Close Your Eyes' may be among the best films you see all year Over the past 50 years or so, Spanish filmmaker Víctor Erice has directed just four features. His latest, about a filmmaker who revisits a past project, has the pull of a well-crafted detective story. Justin Chang
Arts & Life Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood is on borrowed time. A film is documenting it all Mountains, the first feature by filmmaker Monica Sorelle, focuses on a Haitian American family struggling to get ahead in a South Florida neighborhood targeted by developers. Greg Allen
Arts & Life Documentary series charts the rise and fall of iconic Memphis record label NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label. Ailsa Chang
Arts & Life Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on the complexity and heartbreak of female friendship In The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, Ellis-Taylor plays the outspoken ringleader among three women whose friendship spans several decades. Her previous films include Origin and King Richard. Tonya Mosley